Joe and Anthony Russo to direct new two Avengers movies

Brothers Joe and Anthony Russo are to direct the next two 'Avengers' movies, Marvel has confirmed

Joe and Anthony Russo have been confirmed as directors of the next two 'Avengers' movies.

The brothers - who first worked with Marvel on 2014's 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' - were rumoured last month to have signed a deal with Marvel to direct 'Avengers: Infinity War' parts one and two, but now Marvel has officially confirmed that they will be taking over from Joss Whedon.

Both 'Avengers: Infinity War' films are expected to be shot back-to-back next year, after the Russo brothers have completed their work on 'Captain America: Civil War', the film they're currently preparing to shoot.

However, IGN News claims that they might not both still include Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans, due to the amount of contractual movies each has left with Marvel.

Joss had already confirmed his intention to walk away from the 'Avengers' at the conclusion of 'The Avengers: Age of Ultron'.

Ultron, an artificial intelligence created by Tony Stark (Downey Jr) to keep the peace, goes rogue and decides to kill off the Avengers. Barely logical but impressively entertaining superhero fun; Johansson and Olsen are central to the action and Whedon's script is strong, snappy and irreverent, but it doesn't have much…